Cost of living comparison
Cook Islands is 2.1 times more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR255.42
|
$6.12
NZ$9.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR231.03
|
$8.27
NZ$13.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.63
|
$3.37
NZ$5.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.38
|
$2.45
NZ$3.98
|
|
pay 85.2% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR26.95
|
$3.01
NZ$4.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR216.32
|
$4.49
NZ$7.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR226.70
|
$7.73
NZ$12.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.55
|
$5.06
NZ$8.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR112.80
|
$2.41
NZ$3.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.15
|
$1.48
NZ$2.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.45
|
$0.97
NZ$1.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.36
|
$1.38
NZ$2.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.58
|
$1.44
NZ$2.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.73
|
$0.83
NZ$1.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.75
|
$0.77
NZ$1.25
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
Mauritius
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR258.03
|
$6.19
NZ$10.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,362.63
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,393,034.57
|
$16,839.90
NZ$27,377.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR881.97
|
$217.39
NZ$353.42
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Mauritius
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,365.64
|
$106.86
NZ$173.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,732.83
|
$489.89
NZ$796.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,639.94
|
$428.65
NZ$696.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,421.80
|
$66.96
NZ$108.87
|
|
pay 62.4% less for childcare
Mauritius
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,048.87
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR179,802.74
|
$1,469.66
NZ$2,389.31
|
|
pay 83.2% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.52
|
$4.90
NZ$7.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR103.69
|
$4.18
NZ$6.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR264.95
|
$18.37
NZ$29.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,674.66
|
$25.52
NZ$41.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR249.77
|
$5.97
NZ$9.71
|
|
pay 30.8% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Cook Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,023.83
|
$76.55
NZ$124.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,642.17
|
$36.74
NZ$59.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,441.72
|
$76.55
NZ$124.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,843.99
|
$88.79
NZ$144.35
|
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